Joseph Kernan, a naval aviator who served nearly a year as a prisoner of war after he was shot down over North Vietnam in 1972, then returned to Indiana to become a popular mayor, lieutenant governor and governor, died on Wednesday in South Bend, Ind. He was 74. A spokesman, …...Read More

She hoped to earn a medical degree from Duke University, but declined to attend on principle after she learned the school ordered female students to sign a pledge not to marry during their studies. Instead, she obtained a master’s in chemistry from Columbia University in 1938 and married her high …...Read More

Federal tactical teams that have clashed with protesters in Portland in recent weeks will soon begin leaving the city, Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon said Wednesday. The federal agents will begin leaving downtown on Thursday, Ms. Brown said in a statement. An agreement between federal and state officials calls for …...Read More

But other experts noted that the impact of preventive measures taken by states — including stay-at-home orders, closures of restaurants and nonessential businesses and limits on large social gatherings — simultaneously or shortly after school closings, made it hard to determine the specific role of schools in such analyses. “I …...Read More

They are laser-focused on the latest updates from other schools, Mr. Dunbar, 57, said, “because it seems like when one rolls out a new policy, others follow it.” Other parents may have their offspring around the house a bit longer. Mr. Lorence, the management consultant from Needham, Mass., expected to …...Read More

President Trump did not ask President Vladimir V. Putin whether Russian operatives in Afghanistan had paid Taliban-affiliated militants bounties to kill American soldiers, Mr. Trump said in a new interview, dismissing a scenario backed by U.S. intelligence as “fake news.” Mr. Trump made the comments in an interview on Tuesday …...Read More

Each penny costs about 2 cents to produce, according to a 2019 report by the United States Mint. Pennies accounted for 59 percent of the 12 billion coins the mint manufactured last year. But the movement to eliminate pennies faces significant opposition. Some people support the penny for sentimental reasons. …...Read More

When the pandemic prompted companies to furlough or lay off thousands of employees, some chief executives decided to show solidarity by forgoing some of their pay. But it turns out that their sacrifice was minimal. A survey of some 3,000 public companies shows that the cuts — which, so far, …...Read More

With Mr. Biden building a steady advantage in the polls, a state that Mr. Trump won narrowly in 2016 threatens to move more firmly back into the Democratic column in 2020. Since the end of June, Mr. Trump has spent more money on ads in 10 other states — with …...Read More

Joe Biden told reporters yesterday that he would decide on a running mate by next week. “I’m going to have a choice in the first week in August, and I promise I’ll let you know when I do,” he said. Biden had previously named Aug. 1 as his rough deadline …...Read More